A short-term anxiety reaction that accelerates into a smothering, horrifying ordeal in which one loses control, is practically unaware of what one is doing, and feels a sense of approaching doom is called a(n)

What will be an ideal response?


panic attack

Psychology

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Which type of validity is unique because it is not statistically-based?

a. predictive b. concurrent c. content d. construct

Psychology

The notion of "balancing" work and home-life responsibilities is best associated with a. individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events. b. the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones. c. the impact of earlier life events on current conditions

d. history determining the outcome of life.

Psychology

_______ testing certainly is one of the most controversial testing methods used by personnel professionals

a. Personality b. Ability c. Drug d. Agility

Psychology

In the general activation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye, the stress reaction becomes more and more maladaptive during:

a. the alarm reaction b. the resistance phase c. the stage of exhaustion d. recovery from the stress

Psychology